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Union Education Minister ‘Nishank’ tests positive for COVID-19

Meemansa Shekhawat — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:05:03 +0000

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has tested positive for Covid-19, on Wednesday, April 21.

Nishank tweets, “This is to inform you all that I have tested Covid positive today. I am taking medication and treatment as per the advice of my doctors. Request all those who have come in my contact recently to be observant, and get themselves tested.”

He further adds, “All the work of @EduMinOfIndia is being conducted normally observing necessary precautions.”

All the work of @EduMinOfIndia is being conducted normally observing necessary precautions.

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 21, 2021

Although, the Coronavirus has earlier gripped the Former PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Covid-19 cases in India are snowballing at intractable rates. On Tuesday, India has reported more than 2.95,000 cases. Though, in order to make a clampdown on the Coronavirus, the government has made the vaccination available for the ones who are above 18, with effect from the 1st of May, 2021.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra writes to Education Minister requesting him to cancel CBSE board exams

Meemansa Shekhawat — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:13:39 +0000

Congress leader, on Sunday, penned down a letter to the Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal asking him to ponder over the decision of the CBSE to conduct board exams amid the ongoing crisis.

She writes, “It is indeed shocking that despite the massive and uncontrolled rise in Covid-19 cases across the country and over 1 lakh new cases coming to light on a daily basis, the CBSE board has issued a circular stating that it is going ahead with the board exams scheduled in May.”

She further mentions that lakhs of students are in apprehension regarding the gatherings at exam centers and to sit for the exams battling the second wave of the Coronavirus at the same time.

Priyanka also justifies these apprehensions by stating that it is practically impossible for the management to ensure the safety of the students at large and thronged exam centers.

She adds, “Additionally, given the nature and spread of the virus, it is not just the students who will be at risk but also their teachers, invigilators, and family members who are in contact with them.”

Above all, Priyanka Gandhi requests the Education Ministry to get the board exams canceled under the prevailing situation.

देश भर में कोरोना के बढ़ते मामलों के बीच छात्रों व उनके अभिवावकों ने CBSE परीक्षा 2021 को लेकर कुछ वाजिब चिंताएं जाहिर की हैं।

My letter to the Minister of Education @DrRPNishank asking him to reconsider allowing the CBSE to conduct board exams under the prevailing COVID wave. pic.twitter.com/Ai4Zl796il

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 11, 2021

Although, the second wave of the virus has taken a gigantic form. India has reported 1, 52, 879 cases in the last 24 hours.

In the national capital, the number of cases turns out to be more than 10,000 in the last 24 hours. In a view to curb this, the Delhi government has come up with a fresh set of restrictions on Sunday.

Several other states like Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh are struggling with the intractable rates of rising Covid-19 cases.

New guidelines announced for JEE Advanced 2021, exam to be held on 3rd May

Sarthak Yadav — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:53:07 +0000

Today, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Education Minister announced that the entrance exam for IIT’s, JEE Advance will be held on 3 July this year. The competitive exam will be organised by IIT Kharagpur.

The JEE Advanced exam used to be conducted in the month of May every year but because of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support students the exams were postponed further the eligibility criteria of 75% marks for Class 12 board exam has been dropped down for the convenience of students. Earlier to appear for JEE Advanced, candidates were required to score a minimum of 75% aggregate in Class 12 board examination. And for SC, ST and PWD candidates the benchmark was at least 65%.

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal addressed through a webinar to make the announcement and also tweeted the same.

Announcing the eligibility criteria for admission in #IITs & the date of #JEE Advanced. @SanjayDhotreMP @EduMinOfIndia @mygovindia @PIB_India @MIB_India @DDNewslive https://t.co/Pkuc1kbTuQ

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) January 7, 2021

Earlier, the government had announced that the Joint Entrance Exam will be conducted in four sessions in February, March, April and May starting from February 23 to 26, 2021. The next sessions of the exam will be held between March 15-18, April 27-30 and May 24-28.

“We have examined the suggestions received from students and various quarters and it has been decided that JEE-Mains will be held in four sessions in February, March, April and May,” Nishank had said. “The move will ensure that students don’t miss out on opportunities due to clash of exams or due to the COVID-19 situation at present,” he added.

This time the ministry has allowed the qualifying candidates of JEE Main 2020 who couldn’t appear for the second stage of the examination due to the pandemic to appear for JEE Advanced directly.

The JEE Advanced 2021 exam will be held in two shifts given the pandemic and post the conclusion the authorities will release the JEE Advanced answer key 2021 on its official website. The JEE Advanced examination is conducted in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.

Registration for JEE Advanced 2021 will be done online at jeeadv.ac.in. The admit card, result and other information will be released on its official website.

Ramesh Pokhriyal asks Goa CM to provide security for Entrance Exams

Pravin Suryawanshi — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 07:42:21 +0000

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has requested Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to make elaborate security arrangements for conducting the medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE in the coastal state. The state has set up 17 centers where 6,939 students would be appearing for these exams, the minister said in a tweet on Sunday.

The opposition Congress in the state has demanded that NEET and JEE examinations be postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I had an extensive discussion with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over holding of the prestigious NEET-JEE examinations in the state, Nishank tweeted.

“The state has set up 17 centers for 6939 students who would be taking these exams. I have requested CM to have elaborate security arrangements and facilities at these centers,” he said in another tweet. Three leaders of the Congress-affiliated National Students Union of India (NSUI) were detained on Saturday after they sat on a hunger strike at the Azad Maidan in Panaji, demanding that JEE and NEET examinations be postponed.

On Friday, ministers of six non-BJP ruled states moved the Supreme Court against its August 17 order allowing the exams. The top court had refused to interfere with the conduct of the medical and engineering entrance exams, saying life must go on and students can’t lose a precious year due to the pandemic.